The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-09 00:00:00

NAVAL N EW PLYMOUTH, Dio. 7.—Went up the harbour, his lajesty's ship Helena. Came down the harbour and anchored in the otlnd, his Majesty's ship Partridg►e. Arrived the America, COLBURN, from America, !den with timber, bound to this port and the Wends, JOHNS, from Llanelly. Arrivoithe Coqfiiel gun-brig, Lieut. HATT, With' .eet of lightvii:t4aliers, from the squ3dron off Roche art ; the Lpuisa, WHETFIELD, from Oporto, laden vith wino andi tilit; bound , to - AlliipOrt for order's"; he American ship Martha Bland,'•:Captaill Tom Norfolk, laden with tobacco; bound to Ham- )urgh, pur in here in distress ; also arrived a French frig in ballast, from Basque Roads, captured by rite' qajesty's ship Christian:•the Seventh, 'of 74 guns, Apt. Sir J. SIDNEY YORK. Came down the harbour and anchorild in•` the iound, his Majesty's ship (mite. tLEAL, DEC. B.—Arrived the War, with Le, Maraudeur Fretic Rinaldo sloop of h privateer, of "16 tins, 'and 75 men, which she captured off the French coast. Sailed the Lord Castlereagh, Bantbay,:aild Upton Castle East Indiarnen, for the RiVer. The War/ey East Indianian remains with a very large fleet of outward"-bound. , 4 • The Harlequin arrived ship; with eight sail of Merchantmen, struck yesteiday morning, at four among the breaketh the westward 'of eachy-head, and it isfeared they all be lost. HARWICH, DEC. B.—Arrived last night the Beam. foy packet, with a mail and several passengers from Flushing., who report that the island is expected to be wholly evacnated on Saturday (this day). PORTSMOUTH, DEC. B.—Came in this day big Majesty's ship Port Mahon, froth off Flushing. Arrived the Sarpedon, of 18 guns, from the towns; the Nary, SiI&LDLAX.E, from Jersey, I lden with potatoes. bound to London ; and the 4St ebern from Greenock; - DovEa, DEC. B.—We are happy to state the 414 1 of the Hon. Company's ship , lkartey, Capt. UONTAGUE, horn the Cape of Good Hope. Passed by an American ship, from Boston, for nni n g en ; also a Fittich privateer, a prize to one 0 1 our =niters; for the Downs. Situßtauss, ble. 7.—Came into harbour his Mt \tsty's ship Camilla. Sailed his Majesty's ship Ajamant, C apt. SYKES, 16 r Leith, where she is to hoist Sir EDMU ND NAG LEI nag. Skienticsst, IBC. 3.--4. Arrived his Majesty's ships ChOmp ion and Columbiwe. • Passed up the River a French corvette, a _ptize. Caine into the harhour his Majesty's brigs Col 414nt and Columbine. iIIILITA 13 K GENERAL ORDERS. oßsis-GuAaps, DEC. 4.—The KING has been p l eased to appfove of the following regulations rela tive to promotions in the Army and appointments on th e Staff, being substituted for those notified in the General Order of the 20th Mardi last, which have been found nor sufficiently e xplanatory of his MAJESTY'S intentions. " No Officer shall be promoted to the rank of Captain, Until he has been three years a Subaltern. " No Officer shall bepromoted to the rank of Major, until Ile has been seven years in the service, of which he shall have been at least two years a Ca p tain ;,and no Major shall be ap tointed to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel until he has been tine years in the service. ,“ No Officer shall be allowed to fill any Staffappointment ;qat of Aide-de-Camp excepted) until he has been fo - ur eirs in thesetiice. " No Subalterh Officer shall be considered as eligible to h old the appointment of Aide-de-Camp, until he has been Present with his regiment at least one year." ‘ ,ty command of the Right HonourableCommander in hief, HA R RY CA LV ERT, Ad jntatit- General. Three Dutch schuyts, each laden with twelve brass 64-pounders, destined by the 'French for the fortification of Flushing, 33 soon as the place is eva• coated by the British' troops, were, a few nights ago, cut out of the Scheldt by the boats of the Diana frigate. Between forty and fifty sail, of transports, Nvith troops from Flushing, arrived at Yarmouth on Tuesday, 'As the following paragraphs were only in a part of our in. prest.ion yesterday, we re•insert them to-day. t 'An t account has been received of the , capture of i% Europe and Sireatham, early in the month of rune t ast by the French frigate Caroline, which ships, with „ I le Ocean, exta Ship, sailed from Bengal (it is said) `"e 2gth of April. jhe , Ocean escaped, and proceeded to Prince of tales's Island with the intelligence. It is added, that the Caroine, with both her rues had been driven on - shore at the Island of is le by the British blockading squadron off the 'sle of France. . _ the Asia was lost in Bengal River. Th e Lord -Castlereagh, it is said, had arrived at The Aeptune, True .13?zion, Cumberland, and c4 teby Castle, arrived at Bombay, the 25th Ame s 411 well. ITarley arrived in the Downs the 7th inst. cll'e Lord Melville, Perseverance, Lord Duncan, c. Ilrottirt harp, an,cl Baring, arrived at Ma ott the ad and stii of Jul, last. %IMIvROMPTIf. 'Co, Moralist, ihd gaze on —'s nose, All beautecnis'erist, alas it had its day'; And now tojrali . htimanity it chews The dismal wreck of animated clay. So will'd MINERVA, for het' Temple, ihorn 01 all the glories Pti int AS could impart; Where on the rugged rock, iedincs forlorn,- The shrine of Wisdini, once the pride of Art. 1 4 is reported that PrinceSi AMELIA is about to be removed . from Windsor to Kew, by tLe advice of her'physicianS, who think the Windsor air too keen fOr her , _ • . YesterOay .his Royal Highness the Duke of Sus- SE . IC left town, on a visit IC) their MAJEST Y 'S Windsor. . A part of our troops from Walcheren, have reach- ed Harwich,.and, the whole will have returned in few days. So early as Sunday list a great number of 'transports were Under weigh . , and the demolition of. the works "+ as carrying on with. the utmost rapi4. dity. Such Were the precautions taken, that no mo lestation whatever, .eras expected from the enemy. The Packet for. Malta and Gioraltar is detained by Order of Government, until turther advices are re; ceived troth Cadiz, whither it is . to t arty disOtches. THE 1 1:H gATRE.—We have nearly the same report .to make of what took place latt bight at Covent garden, as we gave YesterdaY.-- 7 The Play was; The Merchant of Pertice, and the Farce of Tom Tholitb. The first two acts of the Play, and nearly the third; passed off without interruptidn, and the perfortneri were applitided. But, at the usual epocha of tu mult, AO-pride,' the disturbance's 'began, and cont . '. nbed through the bight. The house was not well . atterided. The 0. P. 'pally were not very ourne;- rOus,btit they were very ittiVe and, tumultuous. A piece of Wood; apparently the ; remains of a club, was thrown at Mortohiy, who caliiily bO're the insult: There was also an ample Vottion Of apPlet, orange:. peel, &c., east on the stage. A person, said M. be Mr. StrArc'Esi;ilit; a Barrititer, appeared in the Pit, with his pr , a.,d was; Of Course, an ol:t jeet ofttirbulent tern to the stitiounderS. this per . - son w.A taken into custody, hitt not without a reso lute struggle on the part of the 0. P. gentry. One born animated the hostile party a, times. After the customary groans; it:lieers; skirmishing, and caper ing, the party left thc theatie en masse. At the meeting which We: - stated was to take place on Monday last, atrium; the Proprietors, reenters, Of Drury-lane 'Theatre, a proposal Was Made to them; on the part di Mr. Sue ItlDAtir, that all the Itehtot, Annuitants, and ticket-hi)ldi.rs, should agree to reduce their claims to one-half at their no= nil Sul value, in &tier that tbeasbres might be im mediately put in execution lot- , tebUilding the. '.t' 'ea tre; and. that when completed the incur nreintes' might lie rib more than .11i,ir former amount. This; perhaps, is the only feasible plan that could be de- Arnett anti will probably be accepted. A young Roscitts., but rather of inaturei• ae. , than . the late phenomenon Of that nime, has sprung up in America. He is a youth, of the naaie of Payne, in his seventeenth year, who, according to the Jour ttals of that codntry, hat given greater promise 'of theatrical -excellence than any performer that has Vet appeared three. They place him fat- above ooper, who has been long.at the head of the tragic walk on the American stage. The receipts on his benefit night at Baltursorc, -arboutited to neat 1400 dollars. INltant.rtss SiisszoNs, CtERKEN3;VEI.j,. -The trial Jame Ilfarbough, atfd Sarah his 'wife, for Cruelty to the two children of the former, by a former Marriage, took plaCe yetterday, :when the horrible acts of inhumanity, which .we Mated to our Readers some titni ago, were fully,confiraled by the evidence of the boy and girl, as well as of others whO bad WitneSsed their deplorable condition. At it apt , geared that the mars had beaten his wife for cruelty to the Childre.ii, lie was only sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment in Newgate, and the woman to time year in the House of Correction, Cold-Bath John Trye wal incileted for bathing in the New River, and exposing himself naked in the fields be tween Islington and Stoke Newington ; of which offence he was colivieted ) and sentenced to bb irb prisoned in Newgate for two months. FIANI4AH MORE'S " CCLLEIe ho§ given rise to two iievir, works, which, from the nature of their contents, are expetied to excite considerable interest in female society the one. is entitled " Celia Suited," the oilier ‘f The Real Lueilln;" the former is the prodUetion of a Lady well known in the literary world, but whose name we are not at liberty to mention: , t As 'the difficulties attending ttavellihg oti the di& fereut roads leading to Oxford previous to the 13th instant, will probably Ix; found to. be very consider- able, Lord 011.UilVILLE'S friends are respeattully-in formed that application has been made to the Masters of the under-mentioned Inns to furnish an increased number of horses and carriages, with which ther may provide themselves to enable them to cantina° their journey . Henley, . binson.. High WyComb, . - Swan i Wallingjord, . - Lamb, Reading, .. . CroWn, . Newbury, I lsley, • Abingdon, Farringda . . . Kingston, .Burford, Whitney, . a ft • Staple Hall, Woodstock, - . . Maelborongli Ardis, ._,Enstono, - . . . Litchfield Arms, . . Chapel Mouse, Banbury, - . . • White Lion, • North Aston, a ,Tovireester, .Brackley; _ Middleton Stoney, - Dog, Cobham Arms, and , Buckingham, - - • "r 6 Whi m te Hart, Bicester, s Buckingham Arms, and AylesburY, - " White Hart. Tharne, N. B. As general notice has been given of the probability of au increased demand for horses and carriages on this occasion, it is probable that an ad : rritional supply will also be found at the other Inns ,at these Stages.—Gentlemen may 'provide them selves with coaches dire& fiom London to:Oxford, . Gulden Cross, Charing-Cross. ' (Z. 4 Tr ItfPOßt. COURT Off' RING'S BENCH ) Dze. t. CRIM. CON. W. D. TAUNTON V. HENRY WYBORNE, ESQ. Mr. DA . stated, this was an adi brought against ihe delendiiif, to recover damages ,for having held a cricali)al conversation - with the plain tiff's wife. AfiTORNtY-GENERAL followed on the same side, and slated, that tie plaintiff was a Solicitor of that Court, - residing in Essex-street, Strand the de fendant belonging tot he same profession as himself, he was a Bart - liter of that Court, and also was an in habitant of the 4anie street. The Plaintiff was tuar tied, the 14th et July, 1803, to Miss Henriett a At 7 kinson, whose father had an employment •at the Mint, in the Vwer. He largely expatiated on the respetlability of Mr. Atkinson, and on the religious and virtuous ibaliner in which he had brought up his daughter. He also entered itite the charaCter of the Plaintiff, horn the time be entered into his clerkship, and shewed, that it was truly respealable ; and that since he had become a husband, was a truly affectionate one, which was returned with equal affection by Mri: Taunton, until she became ; acqualtite'd with the defendant, whO was a married mail-. He then explained tte different kind of aublleries, at‘i contended,. till's was one of the itiorst casts that had ever comb to his knowledge, ;10 he-was convinced that the Jury mutt be of the sere opinion,'when they heard the evidenCe. The parties were friends—the plam- OW, an trOiney, assisting the- defendant, a young barrister, by - giving him briefs, an intimacy took place between their families, which the detendrit4 'vourted , ;-:-their wives were seldom -separated: The Attorney-General , , in a tiloit . eloluent speech, full of point arid Ettgemen4 but' to which, from the length of the krl.d, ive are obliged not to do that whkt its merits worid incline us to do; ex* patiated on the '&rcinntanceS of the case.-He con cfaed by saying, that the 'cl'atnAgeS Weri~ laid in the indietap,nt at 10,0001. ; and he was certain; when the Jury Were in p.AsessiOn of the tads,' they would conceive it qUite too little ; he would not have men tioned the subjeci of damages, only he expected he would not have an opportunity of addressing them again ;as he trusted, ior the honour of the pri - ifes- NiUn; that witnesse§'WoUld not be eli.amitied on the partiof theDerentlaut. He was sensible it was left to tfte diSCRAIOU Learned Friend, Mr. Park, he 'Would make a speech,.with all that elo i quenet." which he so eminently -poSsessed, on. the subjeet.:Of 'damages', and,• leave it tO the Jury. He then pioceeded to examine his tvunesses. Mr. South proved, the copy of the register of the marriage, which took:place at the Tower Chapel, on the l4th of July; tr. 103 The Stowe„ proved that he per forated t(ie tup:t6age 'ceremony, and that he also christened Mrs. Taunton. , .He was -acquainted with her father and tatntiy dad he knew that Mr.' At kinson brought up and educated his daughters:in the most virtuous anu religious manner ; he was the most attentive father: _ _ Mr. PAR t:. stated an objeaioni -.that it was not proved !hal el.opel was licensed to celebrate the cereamny of marriage; accurciii;g to the'Ad of t'arlia- went. Mr. ArToNtt-GENERAL said, he would obviate thfs - objeesion, tly . sending for the register-book, end the 'clergyman of the chapel; who 'would be in Court beibre the.canse was decided. Lord ELLENnonottoa observed that he thought the plaintiff was entitled to that indulgence ; he did not think it a sufficient causelto stop the trial, altfrough he might havesaved the point. , Elens Taunton, Esq. Barrister, deposed, he was a relation of the plaintiff-'-'-a third cousim On the plaintiff's coining to London, he introduced him self 'to the Witness,' as his relation, and, an inti- Macy . hadciintinuecl between them ever. since. He was longer, .it'crlinted with Mr. Atkinson anti - family, than ss rah the Plaintiff; he kneW Mrs. Taunton, from infsney ; had ttlways considered her a most virtuouS woman ; he knew she was brought up in the paths of visit*. ; and, if he was not a eon himself, he would say Mr. Atkinson was the best, kindest, and mostaffetaionaie father in the King's deminions. He had been in habits of intimacy with the plaintiff and his wife; , since their marriage. The plaintiff .was a man of the most ddrriestic mind; was addiaed to no vices; an indulgent and affettionate husband, and fixed his pride on his Wife and children ; and he believed be was perfe4ly justified in resting ,his happiness on them, until the 'occasion that produced the present anion. On the - witness's return from the Spring Circuit; in ItBoB, he found that a very .close intt- Macy had taken place between the plaintiff' and de fend:in - es families. It appeared to be greater be tween the Ladies than the Gentlemen. He never perceived any attention from the defendant to Mrs: Taunton. He nevrr . perceived any imptopriety in her conduit ; but he never saw the defendant in Mrs. Taunton's company, except in the presence of s Mrts.Wybortie. Walter Prelemt, depoSed; he knew the plaintiff seventeen year - 5 since .he was articled to his father, an attorney, in Dartmouth. The plaintiff was about 33 years of age ; had been in babas of intimacy ever since the conclusion of his clerkship :. he was of a Most amiable disposition; he had been on a visit to the plaintiff's house, and he never saw a more affec tionate couple than the plaintiff .and Ins wife were. This gentleman belonged to the Society of Friends. John Lewis Owel, Esq. corroborated the testi mony of the two last witnesses, and stated, that he was godfather to Mrs. Taunton's last child. Macy Hill, No. 20, Old Boswell-court, deposed, that her mother rented the front parlour from the landlord, Mr. Sif:wart ; that the defendant, ,on the 3d of March la-t, came to the house, and asked was there not an apartment to let i she opened the door and called the landlady, .Mrs. Stewart, who went up stairs with him, and she understood- .he rented the room, at 13;. a-year," by tie name of Jones ; on the Monday following tie came again, • at two o'clock, leaVing a lady 'at . a distance; he went into Mrs. SteSvares room, and returned ts: the door; and. said, come in me dear ; • they went to the room, two stories . high ; they stepped about two hogs; there was not any furniture in the ionnt ; the laxly was Mrs. Taunton ; saw them seve ' ;al times since, and had nedoubt but it was the De iendant and Mrs. Taunton. On the t Itli of April the Plaintilf sent aotite furniture in i a sofa, six chairs, 'a Pembroke tabje, and a carpet ; about five weeks after they first_ came,. tlicy made, tkir appearance again; . they went, up stairs withotit knocking, the front door generally stood open.— It was about two o'clock ; they staid about an,bour and a half, after which they generally canie twice a-week, and Sometimes, three times, until' the' latter end of May. Letters used to come for the defendant, dire&ed ,to Mr. Jones The first, time she came, she had on a scarlet-cloth, cloak, and a cottage bonnet., trimmed with two rows of white satin. ribbon. She met Mrs. Taunton in Carey- Rtreet ; she knew it was the same person who lied been at the defendant's rem ; and in a quarter of an honr, she and the defendant Made their appearance; they went into the room and stopped two hours.— She kneW them to be there more than twelve times. She once perceived from the court, that while they were in the room, they. had the shutters closed.—• The gth of July, the Defendant called, and asked her was Mrs: Stewart at home ? She an- swerei, yes..., He desired her to call her, which she did ; h= afterwards said he would be glad to have an opportunity of speaking to her in a few . minutes. Mrs. Stwart brought the Defendant, in a short time; into the witness's mother's room ; he asked WhAt : they had been saying to Mr. Dyer ? they told him they had not seen him. He said, he would be gla to know what we had seen; wbat_ we knew, and whether we. knew who the lady. was The witness'i mother said yes, for she bad seeti her go into No. 21, Esqex-street.-a—He asked, could she swear to her person ? and she ati:s swered yes. He said he had brought four or five _ ladies there ; she replied that she had never seen but one. He said he could bring four or five for them tol9ok at, who had been there, and there were More than two alike; and he could bring . more than two in scarlet cloaks and asked if he brought the ladies, would they see them they answered yes. He said he Would bring two ladies next day, which was Monday ; be accordingly came With a woman, and asked the witness and her mother to go into Mrs, Stewart's room to see her; the witness's, mother refnsed ; but said if he brought her in they would look it her; he brought her in, and she was not the least like Mrs. Taunt - on ;• she •was not so tall, and bad coarse featmeS; Mrs. Taunton was a neat-made, - handsome wbrnan, with small 'fea tures, rather of a dark complexion ; she was dressed . d:fferently; she had .a coloured gown atld shawl 'on, was dressed like a servant, w-hen Mrs.. taunion-- was .always dressed like a lady, -and bad the air-df- one. It was iMpossible to mis takethe one for the other. The' .Ivoman insisted 'shewas the person; and that the witness said, one day as she passed, " there, she goes." - The wit ness denied having ever inadense-of skieh an expres sion: The witness afterwards saw Mrs. Taun ton, Essex-street, on the V3th of July,, and she was certain she was the same nelson who had always accompanied the 7defendant to the room ; and if the window shutters had not been closed, Mrs. Allwri, who occupied the' next room to the defendant, could have seen what was carrying on from ber - Window. She then entered into a•loug detail, merely to 4tew that the di, fend ant was sensible that the improper connexion had been:discovered, and ho evaded it by saying, that he took the room to give advice to ladies, as a barrister; that he could tot see them' at borne ; and that Mis. Taunton was one df those. She had been very ill used 'by the plaintiff, who had her sister in keeping,' and She wished to be. , separated. She was cross examined by Mr. Palm, but nothing new arose from it. . . Dorothea Hill and James .Hill, the mother and brother, corroborated the evidence of • the last wit nessa and deposed, that they had not the least doubt hut Mrs. Taunton was the lady who was in toro pang wilh the defendant for fours in this room. Sarah Allwiight gave evidence to the same effea, ;and 'put ii beyend a doUbt as ; to the defendant and Mrt. Taunton being the pearions, who visited the morn ; she added, that the defendant applied to her, and said, that the plaintiff had used. his wife very ill ; that she came to him, the 'defend ant, , for his advice, as she wished to be:Separated fronvber husbarid ; 'that during the different times she had been with the deft::ndant, she waf. constantly in tears; and ;•he would have parted from him, only for the persuasions Of the defendant. He .hoped she, the Witness, would net say any thing to crimi nate him, As Mrs. Taunton's-family and his, defen &at's, knew that she came there to consult - him. That Vie plaintiff bad a child- by another woman, and that he. freed Mrs. Taunton to keep her com pany. That he had used her so ill that the servants had heard her cry aloud, and her pride would hot allow her to tr_-1 them what was the matter. That Mrs. Wyborne knew .of the unhappy situation of 'Mrs. Taunton, and pitied her from her heart ; he begged that she would not say any thing against him, as it would ruin him for ever. • Mr. Dyer N. 10, Newcastle-court, coal-mer-; chant, deposed that he was requested by a respeiable gentleman to make inquiries about tbis . affair; that he accordingly called on Mrs. Stewart, who ,told him the defendant was the person who occupied the apartment, by the name of Joned; and that Mrs.-Taunton was the lady who accompanied him ; that when .the defendant, first took the apartment, he stated that he was courting a young lady, who was 'not of age; /hat both her friends and his ,were against the marriage ; and that they could not meet at the house of their respettive families ; on which account he wanted .a place to meet her • in ; that their meetings were so . private, and . carried on with such mystery, that her lodgers became suspicious, and traced Mrs. Taunton to .her house, No. 21, Essex-street, On the day ,after he bad this conversation with Mrs. Stewart, the 'Defendant called on him, appeared perfectly ignorant of the transaction, but prevaricated so much, as left the witness no doubt of his guilt ; he acknowledged, af- ter some altercation, that his name was Wyborne, but the reason of v his taking the apartment in the name of Jones was, that the young Lady was of that name, whom he intended to marry ; he did not ac knowledge that he was a 'married man, or that he h .d a family. There raas ne other evidence. of consequence to support the Plaintiff's case,''except that the Rev:- Thomas Chambers, chaplain of the Royal Chapel of the Tower, paoved that the Chapel came under the At of Parliament as a licensed Chapel to marry in.